- What is it?: Freedom from Attending Religious Instruction
- Under Article 28, no religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State funds.
- However, this provision shall not apply to an educational institution administered by the State but established under any endowment or trust, requiring imparting of religious instruction in such institution.
- Article 28 distinguishes between four types of educational institutions:
- Institutions wholly maintained by the State – religious instruction is completely prohibited
- Institutions administered by the State but established under any endowment or trust. – religious instruction is permitted
- Institutions recognised by the State. – religious instruction is permitted
- Institutions receiving aid from the State. – religious instruction is permitted.